A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali)

332 7 Verbal morphology

c. melody <L>, Τ

e.

'enter'

'boast'

'go to'

'do'

'raise young'

'be joyful'

'witness'

-t-ajjaes-

-t-abseraj-

-t-akk- (/-t-akkA-/)

-t-djj- (/-t-ajjA-/)

-t-araebba-

-t-adaewa-t

-t-ajaeyha-

-3JJ3S-

-zebbaeraej-

-aekk- (/-aekki-/)

-aej- (/-aeji-/)

-aerrasbb (/-aerraebbi-/)

-zeddaewae-t

-äejjaeyh (/-aejjaeyhA-/)

[Shlmpf dialectally -sejjayh-]

d. melody <H>, Τ

'stretch' -t-ijj- (/-t-ijji-/)

'bray' -t-lru-

'arrive' -t-is- ((/-t-isi-/)

'cut up' -t-iblajbalij-

'be confused' -t-lmtalli-

'be dying' -t-ljrari-t

'be born' -t-iwi-

'dish out' -t-ijam-

'be calm' -t-lzj- (/-t-lzji-/)

like (d), plus u-Spreading

'gape' -t-lblulur-

-ajj (/-ajji-/)

-aru-

-as- (/-asi/)

-ablajbalaj-

-amtall (/-amtalli-/)

-ajrara-t

-Iwi-

-ajam-

-azj (/-azji-/)

-ablular-

f. like (d), plus u-Spreading and Medial V-Shortening

'want' -t-ldarhun- -addurhan-

g. like (d), plus resyllabification (§3.2.4, §3.3.2)

'be spacious' -t-ilaw (/-t-llw-/) -alaw (/-alwi-/)

h. melody <H L>, T-c2 plus optional Τ

'hit' -(t-)awwat- -awat-, -wat-

[LoImpfP also -(t-)aggdt-]

irregular or suppletive

'say' -jdnna-

'eat' -t-dtt- (/-tattA-/)

'drink' -sass- (/-sdssA-/)

'give' -hdkk- (/-hdkkA-/)

-zenn- (/-aenni-/)

-zeks- (/-aeksi-/)

-asaw (/-aeswi-/)

-zekf- (/-aekfi-/)

The type -t-iCaC-, e.g. -t-ijam- 'dish out' in (334.d), is valid for most
dialects. However, A-grm has t-dCaeC-, hence -t-dgaem- 'dish out'. Likewise,
for 'wipe' (PerfP -omzes-), most dialects have LoImpfP -t-imas-, but A-grm
has -t-dmaes-. In other words, A-grm has stem-wide rather than stem-
wide as the characteristic long imperfective melody for this class.